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acpi-support package

  1. Bug #268429
  2. Comment #11

Comment 11 for bug 268429

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: acpi_fakekey does not work in jaunty

Debugged further with Mackenzie. acpi_fakekey opens the correct /dev/input/ device, but it doesn't actually work.

I confirmed this on my system:

  sudo acpi_fakekey 150

it also opens the right /dev/input/event4, and write()s to it, but I do not get any actual event back (with input-events).